A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 117 km S of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (73 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20101868. Id of event: ak20101868. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Global time and date of event 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 21:21:05 / August 13, 2018 @ 9:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -147.8893° West, 69.2117° North, depth 0 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:21:05 / 12:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 117 km S of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
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